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Want to connect with your western Montana conservation lands? Join us for events and volunteering opportunities! This list will be updated throughout the year:
Celebrate national Soil Health Week with a presentation by Dr. Tony Hartshorn of Montana State University about soil literacy and how to foster healthy agricultural lands. In the afternoon, we'll host an engaging Producer Panel that will discuss how to put ecological integrity at the center of farming and ranching. Lunch will be provided. There is also an optional local ranch field trip from 1:30pm-3:30pm! Please RSVP to jenny@fvlt.org by April 1st. Learn more.
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Please help us celebrate the public premiere of Five Valleys' new book, A Gracious Civic Enterprise. Join us at the Missoula Public Library on Wednesday, April 9th for a reading and reception as we celebrate community, conservation, and a legacy of over 100,000 acres protected. All are welcome! Learn more and RSVP.
What's better than enjoying the best burger in town? Knowing that it supports conservation! Wally & Buck makes their delicious burgers with beef from Five Valleys' conservation easement landowners Oxbow Cattle Company. Come out and support conservation while enjoying a "Five Valleys burger," the proceeds of which will support our work.
Come help get the pig pen ready! During this conservation easement workday, we'll establish a hog run that will reduce erosion and enable the hogs to spend the summer foraging on pasture and rooting out non-native grasses. RSVP to Mari at mari@fvlt.org.
Head down to Trail Head River Sports for the 1st Annual River Rally! The event supports river conservation organizations, celebrates the upcoming season, and offers some great deals! Things kick off with a party on the 25th, followed by a boat swap sale on the 26th! Learn more.
The final workshop will share about the tools and equipment you need to build healthy soils. This event will be hosted by Farm Connect Montana. Details coming soon. Learn more.
Support Five Valleys and the other charities you care about during Missoula and Bitterroot Gives! This two-day online giving event supports the nonprofits that make western Montana great. Please consider supporting Five Valleys! Learn more.
Join us for an evening of community and conservation as we celebrate and raise the funds needed to protect more of western Montana's open lands. Our Banquet includes a silent and live auction, a delicious dinner, and the opportunity to mingle with others who love this special place. Tickets now on sale - while they last! Learn more.
Help prepare the Mount Dean Stone Community Forest for the recreation season before it officially opens! We will spend the workday pulling weeds and cutting back branches near trails. Lunch, snacks and drinks will be provided. RSVP to Mari at mari@fvlt.org.
Come up to Marshall Mountain Park for this brand-new trail running event that celebrates spring and connection — to each other, to the trails, and to the special place that is Marshall Mountain. The fun day will feature team relays, a 25k, a 5-Mile, and kids races. Learn more.
Soil Health photo by Paul Lebel
MissoulaGives photo by Five Valleys staff
Pigs courtesy of the Moon Randolph Homestead
"Mount Jumbo Magic" by Brian Christianson
Volunteer photo by Geoff Sutton
